Neri Naig-Miranda to likely spend Christmas in jail; SEC explains violations

MANILA, Philippines — Former actress Neri Naig-Miranda would likely spend Christmas behind bars, and not at home with husband Chito Miranda and their sons Miggy and Manuel, after her scheduled arraignment yesterday was moved to January 9.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Southern Police District (SPD) confirmed to Philstar.com yesterday that the Parokya ni Edgar frontman’s wife is still detained in the Pasay City Jail female dormitory. 

According to a GMA report last night aired on the news program “24 Oras,” a Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 111 staff said Neri's arraignment for alleged Securities Regulation Code violations was moved to January 9 following a motion to quash or to dismiss the complaints.

The Pasay RTC has since requested the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the prosecution for comment on the motion.

“Siya ay naghikayat ng mga investments d’un sa Beyond Skin Care. ‘Yun ‘yung kumpanyang iniimbestigahan,” SEC Director Filbert Catalino Flores III explained in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview aired yesterday why Neri is detained.

In a social media post last Wednesday, Chito claimed that a certain “Chanda” is the alleged real culprit behind Neri’s incarceration.

“Wala siyang kinuhang pera sa ibang tao, lahat ng pera nila na kay Chanda, ang may-ari ng Dermacare,” Chito said.

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An advisory the SEC released in September 2023 said that Chanda Atienza, chief operating officer of Dermacare-Beyond Skin Care Solutions, allegedly offered “agreements” with potential “franchise partners,” with a promise of returns amounting to 12.6% interest per quarter for a five-year period, in addition to free services from the beauty clinic chain, which is an "unauthorized investment solicitation without SEC registration."

In the same advisory, SEC warned that even Dermacare’s endorsers, influencers, brokers, dealers, salesmen, agents and promoters may also be charged.

Neri, in a Sept. 1, 2023 Facebook post, informed her followers that she is no longer connected with Dermacare. 

“I want to emphasize that any transactions or engagements made under my name by Dermacare are unauthorized and